Director of Marketing

• Sep 2022 - Present

Litigation Paralegal

• Mar 2016 - Present

Treasurer, Marketing Committee Chair

• Jan 2021 - Oct 2022

Director, Marketing Committee Chair

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

NFPA Secondary Representative, Certification Ambassador, Marketing Committee Chair

• Jan 2017 - Dec 2019

Litigation Paralegal Manager/Coordinator of Paralegal Development & Use

• Oct 2005 - Mar 2016

Investigate and research facts of cases involving construction defect and/or delay representing either plaintiff or defendant, trade secret/unfair competition, toxic tort defense, personal injury, products liability, insurance defense, nursing home defense, and other general litigation.Develop, design, and maintain document databases for complex litigation cases, including review and coding of documents in the database.Assist in developing E-Discovery document collection parameters, reviewing files in native format and production of documents.Trial experience including assisting attorneys at counsel table during trial, preparation of trial binders and creation of trial exhibits and trial presentations.Attend depositions, hearings, Local Agency administrative proceedings, arbitrations, and mediations including preparation of work binders and exhibits.Interview clients and witnesses.Draft and answer pleadings, discovery, motions and briefs. Assist in training and supervision of other department paralegals.

Litigation Paralegal

• Apr 1999 - Oct 2005

Review and code documents, conduct Boolean searches, perform database maintenance, and prepare document productions in Summation document database as national coordinating discovery counsel in toxic tort litigation.Assist in trial preparation by identifying and selecting documents for trial exhibits.Conduct legal research. Draft discovery answers and responses in multiple federal and state jurisdictions. Maintain and update Lotus Notes databases. Assist in training of junior paralegals and legal assistants. Create and maintain standard case files.